Antique 19th Century French Bonze Animalier Brown Bear Statue Sculpture Paris by Antoine-Louis Barye circa 1870 Sold in the 1950s Burkhardt held

in the 1950s Burkhardt held 23 solo exhibitions in Los Angeles and Mexico

Vinea 1873"

The bowl is fully marked to the underside with the Georg Jensen mark that was only used between 1915-1919

by Charles Partridge Adams (1858-1942)

Antique 19th Century French Bonze Animalier Brown Bear Statue Sculpture Paris by Antoine-Louis Barye circa 1870 Sold in the 1950s Burkhardt heldA good antique bronze sculpture of a brown bear by the celebrated French Animalier sculptor Antoine Louis Barye, circa 1870. The bronze depicts a brown bear in a dynamic pose, head held up with a gaping jaw and one paw lifted and ready for action, the bear stands on a rocky outcrop and is raised on a black & white viened marble plinth. The bronze is cast by the lost wax method or "Cire Perdue" in French, the statue has a rich mellow patina and is